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They (university officials) are picking on this house. We are no worse than any other house. ’
Fraternity decries charter suspension
Bv Mitchell Rossi
The members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house have not been silent about their recent suspension.
“I think it is a ploy to get the land (the house is on),” said Henry Durkee. an active member of the fraternity, which is located at 909 W. Adams Blvd.
University officials suspended the fraternity indefinitely for hazing violations.
“They (university officials) are picking on this house. We are no worse than any other house,” said Barry Kessler, Delta Tau Delta president. “The university is blowing this out of proportion."
“We want to work with the university,” Durkee said. "We tried to open up to the school. We asked Dr. (James) Appleton (vice president, student affairs) for Monday coat-and-tie dinner, but we were blown off — we never even got a reply.”
A pledge who dropped out halfway through the fraternity’s hell week brought the hazing incident to the attention of university off-
has published numerous works on the Jewish paople and their religion. Weisel will speak Feb.
20 at 12:30 p.m. in Norris Theatre.
The second speaker in the series will be Father Robert Drinan, a Jesuit priest who was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, but resigned when Pope John Paul
II requested that priests not serve in elective office.
‘‘Drinan is an active spokesman for human rights and is personally concerned about world hunger,” Rudisill said. Drinan is scheduled to speak Mar. 17.
The third speaker in the series, John Howard Yoder, is scheduled to speak April 3. Yoder is a professor of theology at Notre Dame and at the Associated Mennonite Biblical (Continued on page 6)
icals. The pledge, nicknamed “Bludo,” did not participate in most of the tasks the fraternity brothers asked, said Howard Hull, another active member of Delta Tau Delta.
‘‘I don't know where he came up with some of the stuff he said.” said Paul Bartelt, one of the 16 pledges to make it into the fraternity.
“We (the fraternity) have an open-door policy. If you don't like it — leave," said A1 Peacock, last year’s fraternity president.
There is the possiblity of reopening the fraternity in fall 1982, but Durkee said, “Delta will be history. This frame will kill us.”
Most of the members will have graduated by that date, and the pledges of this year will not be allowed to become active, Durkee added.
“The university owns the house and the property. We have nothing to deal with except money,” Durkee said, noting that some of the fraternity’s alumni are generous contributors to the university, including Jack Kennedy of Kennedy Cadillac, who donates cars to many of the faculty members.
“It boils down to talking money — that’s our only card,” Durkee said.
Faith series scheduled
By Kevin Polk
Staff writer
The Chaplain’s office is sponsoring a four-part religious speakers series this spring.called "This I Believe," which honors the university's centennial anniversary.
The series will feature four internationally known persons, speaking on what their religious faith means to them and their roles in the world. The series will begin Feb. 20 with Elie Wiesel, a noted Jewish writer.
Alvin Rudisill, university chaplain, called the series “a significant opportunity for the campus and the community. It has always been one of my hopes that, in addition to the other speakers who appear on campus, we could bring prominent religious speakers," he said.
“It has been more than 10 years since the university has regularly scheduled religious speakers,” Rudisill said, citing funding as the major difficulty.
Liquid Sugars Corporation, headed by university alumnus A1 Seroni and his partner Warren Moody, donated a grant which made the series possible, he said.
The theme was chosen “to allow the speakers to focus their beliefs and the applications of those beliefs to their roles in the world,” Rudisill said. “The series is not primarily an academic lecture," he said. “The speakers will talk about what religious faith means to them.”
Rudisill spoke briefly about each of the four guest speakers.
The first speaker, Elie Wiesel, is “a kind of folk hero, a living legend," Rudisill said. Wiesel is a writer who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp in his youth and
LOVE IS BLOSSOMING — St Valentine's Day and the budding of blossoms reminds us that the advent of spring is near.
Chinese writer reports persecution
Gang of Four regime oppressed innocent
Volume XC,
Number 8
trojan
University of Southern California Friday, February 13, 1981
by the Communist party. Slogans used during that time included: “The more knowledge a person has, the more reactionary a person becomes”: “Not to attend class is the best class”: “Not to study is the best study”; and “Not to take examinations is the best examination.”
“In an examination,” Li recalled, “a student turned in a blank paper. Later, that student was honored by the Communist party.”
Li also discussed how the Cultural Revolution affected her own family.
During the revolution, the Communist party wanted “to overthrow the authorities and intellectuals,” she explained.
Her sister and foster mother worked in the field of education. Her sister taught music and her foster mother instructed language.
Besides being intellectuals, they had overseas connections with Li, who went to Hong Kong two years before the Communists took over. As a result, Li’s family was persecuted, tortured and punished, the journalist said.
Because of the connection overseas, Li said her family “was accused of being spies on account of me.” Li occasionally sent money and gifts back to her family without knowing that it would increase their suffering.
“They were accused of supplying me with information,” Li said.
Li asked her foster mother, Ren Min-Hua, to write an outline of the seven years of suffering she had endured. (During the lecture, Li read a condensed version of the outline to the audience).
Ren wrote back saying she was accused of contacting a foreign country secretly and of despising Jiang Qing. Ren was forced to wear a sign around her neck with the inscription (Continued on page 9)
By Brenda Wong and Esther Kho
“How the Gang of Four Persecuted My Family” was the topic of a speech given Thursday by Lilia Li, a freelance writer and journalist, yesterday at the Student Activities Center.
The purpose of the presentation. sponsored by the Speaker's Committee, was to inform the audience about the Gang of Four.
“A lot of people think the Gang of Four is just a power struggle for right wing and left wing,” Li said. “But common, innocent people suffered so much.”
Li opened her presentation with a bit of history about Jiang Qing, Mao Tse-tung’s widow, as well as one of the Gang of Four.
Before Jiang and Mao married, party leaders strongly opposed the marriage, Li said. Since Jiang had a promiscuous background, party leaders were reluctant to recognize her as
China’s first lady. Therefore several restrictions were imposed on the marriage. Mao agreed to these.
The restrictions specified that Jiang would not be Madame Mao and was only to take care of Mao’s personal life. She could not be involved in politics and could not appear in public with Mao. Li said.
“(Someone) as ambitious as Jiang Qing was very unhappy with these restrictions, but she had no choice," she said. “She would catch the chairman and then later on, think of ways for revenge.”
Jiang's idea of revenge was to eliminate those who knew her background as an actress, Li added.
In 1974, Jiang attempted to form her own cabinet. However, the cabinet was never formed — they were arrested 28 days after Mao died and charged with trying to overthrow the government.
During the Cultural Revolution, educators were despised
INNOCENT SUFFERED — Freelance writer and journalist Lilia Li told an audience Thursday in the Student Activities Center about the crimes committed under the Chinese Gang of Four regime.

They (university officials) are picking on this house. We are no worse than any other house. ’
Fraternity decries charter suspension
Bv Mitchell Rossi
The members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house have not been silent about their recent suspension.
“I think it is a ploy to get the land (the house is on),” said Henry Durkee. an active member of the fraternity, which is located at 909 W. Adams Blvd.
University officials suspended the fraternity indefinitely for hazing violations.
“They (university officials) are picking on this house. We are no worse than any other house,” said Barry Kessler, Delta Tau Delta president. “The university is blowing this out of proportion."
“We want to work with the university,” Durkee said. "We tried to open up to the school. We asked Dr. (James) Appleton (vice president, student affairs) for Monday coat-and-tie dinner, but we were blown off — we never even got a reply.”
A pledge who dropped out halfway through the fraternity’s hell week brought the hazing incident to the attention of university off-
has published numerous works on the Jewish paople and their religion. Weisel will speak Feb.
20 at 12:30 p.m. in Norris Theatre.
The second speaker in the series will be Father Robert Drinan, a Jesuit priest who was elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, but resigned when Pope John Paul
II requested that priests not serve in elective office.
‘‘Drinan is an active spokesman for human rights and is personally concerned about world hunger,” Rudisill said. Drinan is scheduled to speak Mar. 17.
The third speaker in the series, John Howard Yoder, is scheduled to speak April 3. Yoder is a professor of theology at Notre Dame and at the Associated Mennonite Biblical (Continued on page 6)
icals. The pledge, nicknamed “Bludo,” did not participate in most of the tasks the fraternity brothers asked, said Howard Hull, another active member of Delta Tau Delta.
‘‘I don't know where he came up with some of the stuff he said.” said Paul Bartelt, one of the 16 pledges to make it into the fraternity.
“We (the fraternity) have an open-door policy. If you don't like it — leave," said A1 Peacock, last year’s fraternity president.
There is the possiblity of reopening the fraternity in fall 1982, but Durkee said, “Delta will be history. This frame will kill us.”
Most of the members will have graduated by that date, and the pledges of this year will not be allowed to become active, Durkee added.
“The university owns the house and the property. We have nothing to deal with except money,” Durkee said, noting that some of the fraternity’s alumni are generous contributors to the university, including Jack Kennedy of Kennedy Cadillac, who donates cars to many of the faculty members.
“It boils down to talking money — that’s our only card,” Durkee said.
Faith series scheduled
By Kevin Polk
Staff writer
The Chaplain’s office is sponsoring a four-part religious speakers series this spring.called "This I Believe," which honors the university's centennial anniversary.
The series will feature four internationally known persons, speaking on what their religious faith means to them and their roles in the world. The series will begin Feb. 20 with Elie Wiesel, a noted Jewish writer.
Alvin Rudisill, university chaplain, called the series “a significant opportunity for the campus and the community. It has always been one of my hopes that, in addition to the other speakers who appear on campus, we could bring prominent religious speakers," he said.
“It has been more than 10 years since the university has regularly scheduled religious speakers,” Rudisill said, citing funding as the major difficulty.
Liquid Sugars Corporation, headed by university alumnus A1 Seroni and his partner Warren Moody, donated a grant which made the series possible, he said.
The theme was chosen “to allow the speakers to focus their beliefs and the applications of those beliefs to their roles in the world,” Rudisill said. “The series is not primarily an academic lecture," he said. “The speakers will talk about what religious faith means to them.”
Rudisill spoke briefly about each of the four guest speakers.
The first speaker, Elie Wiesel, is “a kind of folk hero, a living legend," Rudisill said. Wiesel is a writer who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp in his youth and
LOVE IS BLOSSOMING — St Valentine's Day and the budding of blossoms reminds us that the advent of spring is near.
Chinese writer reports persecution
Gang of Four regime oppressed innocent
Volume XC,
Number 8
trojan
University of Southern California Friday, February 13, 1981
by the Communist party. Slogans used during that time included: “The more knowledge a person has, the more reactionary a person becomes”: “Not to attend class is the best class”: “Not to study is the best study”; and “Not to take examinations is the best examination.”
“In an examination,” Li recalled, “a student turned in a blank paper. Later, that student was honored by the Communist party.”
Li also discussed how the Cultural Revolution affected her own family.
During the revolution, the Communist party wanted “to overthrow the authorities and intellectuals,” she explained.
Her sister and foster mother worked in the field of education. Her sister taught music and her foster mother instructed language.
Besides being intellectuals, they had overseas connections with Li, who went to Hong Kong two years before the Communists took over. As a result, Li’s family was persecuted, tortured and punished, the journalist said.
Because of the connection overseas, Li said her family “was accused of being spies on account of me.” Li occasionally sent money and gifts back to her family without knowing that it would increase their suffering.
“They were accused of supplying me with information,” Li said.
Li asked her foster mother, Ren Min-Hua, to write an outline of the seven years of suffering she had endured. (During the lecture, Li read a condensed version of the outline to the audience).
Ren wrote back saying she was accused of contacting a foreign country secretly and of despising Jiang Qing. Ren was forced to wear a sign around her neck with the inscription (Continued on page 9)
By Brenda Wong and Esther Kho
“How the Gang of Four Persecuted My Family” was the topic of a speech given Thursday by Lilia Li, a freelance writer and journalist, yesterday at the Student Activities Center.
The purpose of the presentation. sponsored by the Speaker's Committee, was to inform the audience about the Gang of Four.
“A lot of people think the Gang of Four is just a power struggle for right wing and left wing,” Li said. “But common, innocent people suffered so much.”
Li opened her presentation with a bit of history about Jiang Qing, Mao Tse-tung’s widow, as well as one of the Gang of Four.
Before Jiang and Mao married, party leaders strongly opposed the marriage, Li said. Since Jiang had a promiscuous background, party leaders were reluctant to recognize her as
China’s first lady. Therefore several restrictions were imposed on the marriage. Mao agreed to these.
The restrictions specified that Jiang would not be Madame Mao and was only to take care of Mao’s personal life. She could not be involved in politics and could not appear in public with Mao. Li said.
“(Someone) as ambitious as Jiang Qing was very unhappy with these restrictions, but she had no choice," she said. “She would catch the chairman and then later on, think of ways for revenge.”
Jiang's idea of revenge was to eliminate those who knew her background as an actress, Li added.
In 1974, Jiang attempted to form her own cabinet. However, the cabinet was never formed — they were arrested 28 days after Mao died and charged with trying to overthrow the government.
During the Cultural Revolution, educators were despised
INNOCENT SUFFERED — Freelance writer and journalist Lilia Li told an audience Thursday in the Student Activities Center about the crimes committed under the Chinese Gang of Four regime.